Collaborate Disseminate
There are times when a single ransomware family has evolved from a mass-scale operation to a highly targeted threat – all in the span of two years. In this post we want to talk about one of those families, named JSWorm. Continue reading Evolution of JSWorm ransomware
In this report, we’ll take a look at the numbers behind the ransomware threat from 2019 to 2020, what they mean — and what they foretell about ransomware’s future. Continue reading Ransomware by the numbers: Reassessing the threat’s global impact
This research is a continuation of our annual financial threat reports providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the financial threat landscape. The study covers the common phishing threats, along with Windows and Android-based financial malware. Continue reading Financial Cyberthreats in 2020
Fake ad blocker is delivering a Monero cryptocurrency miner to user computers. Continue reading Ad blocker with miner included
Like NotPetya, it overwrites the master boot record to render computers “trashed.” Continue reading Wiper Malware Called “Coronavirus” Spreads Among Windows Victims
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a sustained malicious campaign dating back to May 2018 that targets Windows machines running MS-SQL servers to deploy backdoors and other kinds of malware, including multi-functional remote access tools (RATs) … Continue reading WARNING: Hackers Install Secret Backdoor on Thousands of Microsoft SQL Servers
Watch out Windows users!
The cybercriminal group behind BitPaymer and iEncrypt ransomware attacks has been found exploiting a zero-day vulnerability affecting a little-known component that comes bundled with Apple’s iTunes and iCloud software for Wind… Continue reading Apple iTunes and iCloud for Windows 0-Day Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Watch out Windows users!
There’s a new strain of malware making rounds on the Internet that has already infected thousands of computers worldwide and most likely, your antivirus program would not be able to detect it.
Why? That’s because, first, it’s… Continue reading Microsoft Warns of a New Rare Fileless Malware Hijacking Windows Computers
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new computer virus associated with the Stealth Falcon state-sponsored cyber espionage group that abuses a built-in component of the Microsoft Windows operating system to stealthily exfiltrate stolen data to a… Continue reading New Malware Uses Windows BITS Service to Stealthy Exfiltrate Data
If you own a device, or a hardware component, manufactured by ASUS, Toshiba, Intel, NVIDIA, Huawei, or other 15 other vendors listed below, you’re probably screwed.
A team of security researchers has discovered high-risk security vulnerabilities in mo… Continue reading Over 40 Drivers Could Let Hackers Install Persistent Backdoor On Windows PCs